Brush and scraper for boots



June 26, 1951 P. STAHELI 2,558,393

BRUSH AND SCRAPER FOR BOOTS Filed June 9, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l 6 INVENTOR 7 PAUL STAHELI ATTORNEYS June 26, 1951 P. STAHELI 2,558,393

BRUSH AND SCRAPER FOR BOOTS Filed June 9, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet E mum mvENToR PAUL STAHELI ATTORNEYS Patented June 26, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in shoe cleaning devices and the object is to provide an efficient device of this nature which is of pleasing appearance and is designed to eliminate sharp edges or corners likely to cause injury to the users thereof.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention are attained by certain novel features and combination of features as set forth in the follow ing detailed description of the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a shoe cleaning device having the component parts designed and assembled in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the assembly shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the assembly shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4. is a side elevation of the assembly shown in the preceding figures.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 5--5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 but showing an element of the assembly in a different position.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along the line 'l'i of Fig. l with the right hand brush omitted.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 designates a pair of side members adapted to be secured to a supporting structure A, such as a porch step or floor, by screws 5 passing downwardly through attaching flanges 1' extending outwardly from the lower ends of said members.

Members 5 constitute the side walls of a sub stantially V-shaped dirt-receiving trough 3, the

inclined front and rear walls of which are respectively indicated at It and ii. The wall I is formed by a stationary inclined plate positioned between and supported by the members 5. The upper edge of wall it projects forwardly a slight distance beyond the members and is formed with a thickened portion lea which is covered by a sheath l 5b of rubber or other suitable material, the outer surface of said sheet being preferably formed with longitudinally extending ribs lilo. The lower edge of wall iii projects a slight distance rearwardly beyond the members 5 to provide a lip extension ltd beneath which a dust pan may be inserted. The rear wall ll of trough 9 is formed by a movable plate which is normally positioned, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, a and 5, with its lower edge resting on the upper surface of the front wall l0 above the lip ltd. The lower edge of wall II is thickened as indicated at Ha and is provided with downwardly directed pins Ilb which are received in holes IlJe provided in wall If]. The end edges of wall II are provided with outwardly extending trunnions llc located relatively close to the upper edge of said wall. These trunnions provide pivot bearings for wall II and work in V-shaped slots l3 provided in rearwardly projecting brackets I4 carried by the members 5. Each slot I3 is arranged so that the ends l3a and I3?) provide upper and lower bearings for the trunnions I I0 working therein. The wall II is normally arranged with the pins I lb engaged in the holes llle and the trunnions llc engaged in the lower bearings l3b.

When it is desired to clear the trough 9 of the mud and dirt accumulating therein, the wall I I is raised in a plane perpendicular to wall ill to lift the pins lib clear of holes lfle and to elevate the trunnions llc clear of their bearings [31). The trunnions llc are then positioned in their upper bearings |3a and wall I l is then swung upwardly and rearwardly to the out-of-the-way position shown in Fig. 6, thus providing a discharge opening B through which the mud and dirt accumulating on the upper surface of wall In may be removed into a dust pan inserted beneath the lip extension id of said wall.

In the present instance the plate-forming wall I 0 is shown as a separately formed plate fastened by screws lily to supporting shoulders 5b provided by thickened portions of members 5. It will be understood, however, that wall in may, if desired, be cast as an integral part of members 5 A scraper bar I5 extends longitudinally above the trough 9 and has its ends fitted in supporting openings l5a (Fig. 7) provided in the upper portions of members 5. In the present instance the scraper bar is welded in place as indicated at l6 but it will be understood that it may, if desired, be detachably secured in place in any desired manner.

The portions of members 5 extending above the scraper bar are formed to provide brush housings I1 is which brushes l8 are detachably secured. As shown more clearly in Fig. '7, each brush I8 includes a head or backing member 19 to which bristles 20 are secured so that the bristles incline downwardly toward the scraping edge of the scraper bar I 5 when the brush is secured in place. The head or backing member IQ of each brush is provided with a threaded socket 2i into which is screwed the inner end of a brush retaining bolt 22 which is passed into the brush casing ll from the outer side of member 5. Each bolt 22 is provided with a head 23 at its outer end and is also provided intermediate its length with a 3 retaining collar 24 which works in a recess 25. The collar 24 prevents the bolt 22 from bein completely detached from the member 5 with which it is associated. The brushes I8 are firmly secured in place within the brush housing when the bolts 22 are threaded into the sockets 2| until the heads of the bolts are engaged with the outer sides of members 5 with the brush heads [9 drawn tightly against the outer side walls of the brush housings H.

In using the device described herein the user moves the bottom portion of his shoe back and forth across the upper edge portion of the scraper bar exposed between the brushes H; which serve to clean the side portions of the shoe. The mud and dirt thus removed from the bottom and side portions of the shoe drop into the trough 9 and are deposited on the upper surface of the sta" tionary wall It. This mud and dirt is trapped in the trough 9 when the wall II is positioned as shown in Fig. 5 but is easily removed therefrom when wall I I is transposed to the position shown in Fig. 6 to provide the discharge opening B through which the mud and dirt are brushed or scraped into .a dust pan positioned beneath the lip extension .Hld.

Having thus described What I now conceive be the preferred embodiment of this invention will be understood that various modifications may be resorted to Within the scope and spirit 90 of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A shoe cleaning device comprising side wai'ls, a scraper blade supported between. the upper portions of said'walls and at a substantial distance 5 from their front and rear edges, an inclined plate walls, the rear edge of said plate being positioned close to the rear and lower edges of said walls and a second movable plate having its lower edge normally supported on the rear portion of the first mentioned plate to form with the latter an open top V-shaped dirt-receiving trough, said second plate being provided with trunnions fitted in slots formed in the rear portions of the side walls, said slots being shaped so as to provide, in conjunction with said trunnions, a plate mounting means whereby the movable plate is mounted for movement in a plane perpendicular to the upper surface of the first mentioned plate and also for swinging movement about a horizontal axis.

2. A shoe cleaning device as set forth in claim 1, in which the lower edge of the movable plate is provided with downwardly projecting pins receivable in openings provided in the first mentioned plate to support the movable plate in trough-forming relation to the first mentioned plate. 4

PAUL STAHELI.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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